title: Assessment of trace elements in animal tissues from Turkey.
abstract: In this study, trace element contents of animal tissues were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion method. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by analysis of standard reference material (NIST SRM 1577b Bovine Liver). Trace element contents in animal tissue samples were found in the range of 98.3-18.2 μg/g (Fe), 2.89-0.26 μg/g (Mn), 23.9-4.54 μg/g (Zn), 0.08-0.01 μg/g (Pb), 32.9-1.66 μg/g (Cu), and 0.32-0.01 μg/g (Cd). The results were compared with literature values. The results obtained for toxic and trace elements in analyzed animal tissue samples were acceptable to human consumption at nutritional and toxic levels.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Arts, Chemistry Department, Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60250 Tokat, Turkey. dmendil@gop.edu.tr
authors.forename: Durali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendil
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuzen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006041:Goats / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements